4a. Study Questions

➜ Answer the study questions below in your Literary History File.
➜ Use the PDF file below to check & correct/complete your answers.
➜ Upload a screenshot of your work to Seesaw/Egodact.

 

  1. Beowulf is set in a period before Christianity had firmly taken hold in Western Europe. Yet, there are quite a few references to God in the poem. Think of reasons why that could be.
  2. Grendel is introduced as a blood-thirsty monster. Make a list of words/phrases in the fragments that underline his evil nature.
  3. Why do you think Beowulf would celebrate his victory by pinning Grendel's arm to the wall?

 

Study Questions Beowulf + answers.pdf